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Town Hall · Kaktovik

Kaktovik spent more per resident in 2022 than 94% of similar cities

Kaktovik’s city government spent $1.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $6,348 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau.

Day-to-day spending, 2022
$1.6M
year to June 30, 2022
Per resident, 2022
$6,348
In 2022: $6,348, more than 94% of 67 similar cities
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of FY2022, reported
City staff, 2022
10
full-time · 0 part-time · March payroll $28,146

What stands out about how Kaktovik is run

Read from the city’s budget and official records.

Spends more than most similar citiesIn 2022: $6,348 per resident, more than 94% of 67 similar cities.A shared school districtShares North Slope Borough School District with 6+ other towns.
Compared with similar places

$6,348 per resident in 2022: more than 94% of them

Kaktovik’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($6,348 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 67 Alaska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,751, and the middle half spent $992–$2,734. Kaktovik spent more than 94% of them.

Middle half of the group, $992–$2,734Median $1,751Kaktovik

Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
67

Alaska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Kaktovik itself left out).

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $6,348 per resident a year, or $17.39 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 65%.

Where the money comes from
Interest, fines & other 81%Fees & charges 15%From other local governments 2%Sales taxes 2%From the federal government <1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $18,000. With these, the whole budget was $1.6 million.
About “Other”.25% of Kaktovik’s day-to-day spending ($403,000) is filed by the Census Bureau outside the named functions above, so the receipt can’t say what it buys.
Over the years

No trend yet

Kaktovik reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau (2023 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Kaktovik

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

Check Kaktovik’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Kaktovik yet.
Who works for Kaktovik

One full-time city employee for every 25 residents

On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (250).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Administration & buildings10
10
full-time
0
part-time
$28,146
payroll for March 2022
$337,752
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$33,800
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
Compared, 2022.Kaktovik had 40.0 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 39 of the 67 Alaska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 16.0: Kaktovik had more than 85% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

North Slope Borough School District

Kaktovik’s K–12 school district, shared with Anaktuvuk Pass, Atqasuk, Nuiqsut, Point Hope, Utqiaġvik and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Kaktovik →
$46,456
per pupil · AK $21,070
1,969
students
$75,000
long-term debt

Of the $46,456 per pupil, $18,274 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 55%State 27%Federal 18%

Alaska districts overall: 24% local, 55% state, 21% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who represents Kaktovik

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Kaktovik.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Alaska HouseState representatives
    Robyn Frier
  3. 3
    Alaska SenateState senator
    Donny Olson
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Mike Dunleavy
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Nicholas J. Begich III
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Alaska
    Lisa MurkowskiDan Sullivan

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Kaktovik’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Kaktovik’s government

How much does Kaktovik spend per resident?

About $6,348 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $6,348 was more than 94% of 67 Alaska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.

Who runs Kaktovik’s government?

We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Kaktovik yet.

How many people work for Kaktovik?

10 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $28,146 (about $337,752 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Kaktovik in the state legislature?

State Senate District T (Donny Olson) and State House District 40 (Robyn Frier). The House district also covers 16 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →